Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency: The stage is about for the mega poll battle in Assam’s Dibrugarh constituency as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fielded Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, changing incumbent social gathering MP and Union Minister Rameswar Teli. Two-time MP Teli, who has been denied a BJP ticket this time, was first elected to Lok Sabha in 2014. He was a two-time MLA additionally. The Congress left Dibrugarh to ally Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP). AJP chief Lurinjyoti Gogoi is predicted to contest in opposition to Sonowal. It is predicted that there can be a direct combat between Gogoi and Sonowal.
The BJP on Saturday introduced the primary checklist of 195 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, together with Sonowal, who’s at the moment a Rajya Sabha member.
“I am grateful to PM Modi for trusting me. Under his guidance, we all will win. I am sure, the BJP will form the government for the third term with a massive mandate with people’s love and support,” Sonowal, the minister of ports, transport and waterways, mentioned.
Who is Sonowal?
A former president of the influential All Assam Students’ Union (AASU), Sonowal was an MLA (2001) and Lok Sabha MP (2004) of the AGP earlier than switching sides to BJP in 2011. He is a three-time Assam MLA, two-time Lok Sabha member and one-time Rajya Sabha member. He has been Assam CM from May 2016 – May 2021.
Dibrugarh has been a stronghold of Assam Jaitya Parishad (AJP) which was shaped by two pupil organizations of Assam – AASU and AJYCP in 2020. Gogoi, who accomplished his research in Dibrugarh, is a neighborhood boy which matches in his favour.
About Dibrugarh constituency
Dibrugarh has modified its voting sample in the previous few many years. Till 1999 it was a stronghold of Congress below Paban Singh Ghatowar’s management as he received the seat six instances. Then AGP chief Sonowal (now a BJP chief) wrested the seat from Ghatowar in 2004. Congress once more returned in 2009 however BJP’s Teli took the seat in 2014 and has been MP since. Teli received the seat with a margin of three,64,566 votes by defeating Ghatowar. Dibrugarh witnessed 77.26% voter turnout within the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The constituency consists of Margherita, Tinsukia, Digboi, Makum, Tinsukia, Chabua-Lahowal, Khowang, Duliajan, Tingkhong and Naharkatia.
